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Certified has pioneered and developed the use of the pile brush longer than any other machine manufacturer. Certified introduced the first two-motor horizontal Pile Brush unit ever manufactured. Skillfully engineered and ruggedly built, the Certified Pile Brush is the industry’s leader.The Certified Pile Brush works on both a sweeping and a vacuum action. The 4.5 inch brush gets down to the base of the carpet fibers to break-up caked, embedded soils and dry particulate matter, which are swept by the brush into the sand trap area. Once in the sand trap heavy particles such as pebbles, paper clips, sand, and tacks rest in the sand trap. The vacuum motor then pulls the smaller, lighter particles into the vacuum bag. This process keeps the larger particles from being pulled into the vacuum motor and causing damage. Improve indoor air quality throughout a facility.

Certified Pile Brush is as Easy as 1, 2, 3.

Step 1

Scope your facility to determine the carpet problem areas, the determine the lie of the carpet pile. The Pile Brush is a ready-to-use machine. Just plug into the outlet. The height of the handle can be freely adjusted to desired height.

Step 2

Firmly grip the handle and hold in on the lever under the handle. The Pile Brush will gently pull you with the machine. To operate most effectively, always start in a corner of the area to be pile brushed facing the lay of the pile.

Step 3

Run Pile Brush forward two to three steps and pull back over the same area. This is where the Pile Brush is most effective, lifting the pile and removing the deeply embedded soil. The Pile Brush action is complete on the back stroke, against the lay of the nap. Adjust the pile brush handle to a 90 degree angle and place a wooden block behind the brush to keep from flattening out.

What are the experts saying?The 1998 Building Service Contractors Association International Carpet Guide says "The pile brush type vacuum will remove deeply embedded soil, and open up a nap more than a regular, lightweight vacuum. Usually, a pile brush machine will be used weekly on traffic lanes, monthly on all of the carpeted areas, and always just before any cleaning process. The pile brush vacuum is a dual-purpose machine because it is used both to maintain commercial carpet and to clean"Shaw Industries, one of the leading manufacturers of carpet, says, "Using a pile lifter in traffic lanes just prior to cleaning will remove the deeply embedded soil and open up the pile so the hot water extraction can be more effective. After using a pile lifter, the final step...will be less difficult."Additionally, Shaw's recommendation for in-house maintenance specifies "Use a pile lifter...in high traffic areas." Shaw's description of a pile brush might as well be Certified's pile brush, it is "...an upright two motor vacuum with a large, adjustable, gentle bristle brush with a motor, a high suction vacuum motor, and a sand trap."